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EXCLUSIVE: Autism drama The A Word is set for a U.S. remake with Keshet Studios, the LA-based division of the Israeli media firm, and Universal Television planning to take it out in the forthcoming network development season.
The series is based on Keren Margalit's Israeli drama Yellow Peppers, which launched in 2010…

Continuing to grow its European production footprint, Keshet International has acquired Munich-based indie, Tresor TV Produktions. Founded in 1992, Tresor makes reality, factual entertainment and variety shows and has produced successful local versions of formats like Top Model, Popstars, Supernanny, Survivor and DIY S…

Sean Bean has been set to lead the cast of Broken, a six-part BBC One drama created by Jimmy McGovern. This marks a reteam for Bean and McGovern after the former starred in McGovern’s series Accused in 2012 and scored a Best Actor BAFTA TV Award nomination. In Broken, Bean will play Father Michael Kerrigan, a Catholic…

SundanceTV has released a trailer for the fourth and final season of Rectify, which will premiere at 10 PM October 26 (watch it above). The cable net also announced that it has renewed autism drama The A Word for a second season.
Rectify centers on Daniel Holden (Aden Young), who returns to his small hometown in…

Working Title Television UK has bolstered its development team with the hires of Surian Fletcher-Jones and Georgina Gordon-Smith. Ex-Channel 4 head of drama development, Fletcher-Jones joins the team as head of development. United Agents' Gordon-Smith has been appointed development executive. At C4, Fletcher-Jones…

Based on the Keshet International and July August Productions' series, The A Word is a drama for BBC One about a family learning to deal with autism. Filming is just getting underway with the cast now set. The Leftovers‘ Christopher Eccleston has come aboard to star alongside Lee Ingleby (Inspector George Gently)…